Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh betters own 10,000m NR in Hachioji Long Distance meet in Japan.

Singh currently holds both the 5000m and 10000m national records. In September also, he had bettered his own 5000m national record with a time of 13:11.82s at the Japan athletics meet.

FILE - Bronze medallist Indias Gulveer Singh celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s 10,000m final athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP

 Asian Games bronze medallist Gulveer Singh on Saturday bettered his own national record in the 10,000m race while winning gold in the 2024 Hachioji Long Distance meet in Japan.

The 26-year-old Singh clocked 27 minutes 14.88 seconds (27:14:88s) to win the race at Hachioji, near Tokyo.

His earlier national record in the event was 27:41.81s which he had clocked on March 16 at The TEN event in San Juan, USA.

He won a bronze medal in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games with a time of 28:17.21s.

Singh currently holds both the 5000m and 10000m national records. In September also, he had bettered his own 5000m national record with a time of 13:11.82s at the Japan athletics meet.

He had, however, failed to make it to the Paris Olympics for which the qualification time was 27:00.00s.